Vehicle.



J. U. 62 J. J. RAUM.

VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16, 1910.

Patented Eeb.28,1911.

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- J. .0. 1 J. J. RAUM.

VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16, 1910.

Patented Feb.28,1911.

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JOHN C. RA'UM AND JOHN 3'. MUM, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

VEHICLE. 7

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb, 28, 391i.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN JoHN J. RAUM, citizens of the United States, residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Tmprovementsin Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to vehicles andmore particularly to that class of vehicles used for the transportation of material from which waste liquid is likely to flow during transportation.

The object of the present invention is to provide practical and eflicient means for preventing such waste liquid from coinin in contact with the frame or running gear 0 the vehicle in order to obviate deleterious effects which would otherwise be produced by such liquid.

To this endour invention seeks to provide a water tightreceptacle or pan underneath the floor of the body proper, such pan being arranged to collect the'drippings from the material in the body and to convey them-to a point where they may be conveniently discharged.

Further, the invention contemplates the provision of a pan which is so constructed as to overlie the frame of the wagon and protect it from the liquid, such pan and the overlying floor being readily removable for I the ur ose of cleanin .or re airin age oflsalt "water.

As a practical elnbo imentof our inven-.

tion, we have illustrated it, in the accompanying drawings as applied to that type of vehicle commonly known as an ice cream wagon, from whichthere isa constant leak- .In the drawings, Figure 1' is a side elevation of an ice cream wagon constructed in accordance with our invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal section through the middle part of the wagon substantially along the line 3-3 of Fig. r

Referring to the drawings in detail, the wagon consists of the usual t-wo' compartments 1 and 2 separated by a space or passageway.- One of these compartments is used for containing crushed ice, while the other is employed to contain the tubs of ice cream packed in a freezing mixture of ice C. RAUM and i It will be seen that the members 5, (and also 6), are cut so as to provide on the in side thereof; a horizontal shoulder 9 below which extends an inwardly inclined or beveled face 10.

The removable pan isdesignated in its entirety,- by the reference character 11. As

clearly shown in the drawings this pan ex-' tends the full length of the frame 5 and 6 and is provided, along its edges, with a horizontallyextending portion 12 and a vertically extending flange 13 which fit into the grooves formed in the sills 5 and 6 adjacent the shoulder 9. Drip spouts 14 extend downwardly from the pan 11 at any desired points, such spouts being disposed so as to carry the drippings clear of the running The body compartments 1 and 2 are secured to the frame members 5 by means of specially constructed strap bolts 15, which preferably extend practically the full height of the body compartments and are provided with shanks extendin through the members a 5' and cross sills 7 an provided underneath with nuts 16. Outside of the strap bolts 15 are arranged on each side of the wagon-a pair'of braces 17 which extend through the outer ends of the sills 7. Underneath these sills may be supported the usual steps 18,19, the braces 17 serving as handles inmountmg the steps. Itwill be observed that the steps are opposite the passageway, between the body compartments.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be observed;

that the lower edge of the sides of the body compartments such as 2 are supported by the horizontal shoulder 9, the horizontallyextending portion 12 of the pan lying between such shonlder and the body and the flange 13 lying between the body and the upper portion of the sills 5, adjacent the y shoulder. In other words the edge of the pan is clamped between the body and the sills and is thus held securely in place. Furthermorethe bottom of the pan is supported by the cross sills 7 and 8 on which it rests. Each compartment is provided with a removable floor for supporting the materialbeing transported. This floor preferably consists of boards 20, secured to sleepers 21 which rest u on the bottom of the pan and are supported by the cross beams. This bot tom is preferably covered with sheet metal 23, such-as copper, zinc or galvanized iron,

' 5, while, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, the ends of the sides of the compartments 1 and 2 project beyond and overlie this running liquid. U

board so as to hold it in position. 'It will also be noted that such running board is confined laterally between the end walls 1 and 2 of the compartments 1 and 2 respectively, which project down below the running board almost to the bottom of the pan 11. The waste liquid runs freely off the bottom of the compartments and escapes between the edge of such bottoms and the side and end.walls as clearly shown in the drawings, the sleepers 2f being the only wood work exposed to the action of the 1A strap iron 25 extends-in truss form from one side to the other of each compart-- ment at each end thereofand forms the support for the longitudinally extendingbeam 26 to whichthe doors 3 and 4: are hinged. Also supported on the beam 26 is an upstanding post 27 of a length slightly less than the width of the doors. To the top of. each door. near its outer edge is pivoted a ring, such as 28, adapted to engage the top of the post, 'asclearly shown in dotted ,lines'in Fig. 2, in order to hold the doors in'positiom r v It will be observed that'the floorings of is the compartments maybereadily removed .at any time for the purpose of cleaning or repairing the pan, and, if desired, the

pan itself may be removed from the/frame by unscrewing the nuts -l fi; and lifting off the body cdmpartmentsn "I .It will thus be seen that we have pro- 'pan fitting within and su vided apractical and efiieient anti-drip arrangement which is well adapted to a large variety of uses, the invention being appl1-' cable either to'motor propelled or horse vehieles of any kind as well as to railway cars, and it is thought that themany advantages of our invention will be readily appreciated ,by those familiar with-such matters.

What we claim is:-

1. In a vehicle, a rectangular frame, a pan fitting within and supported by said frame, and a body restingabove said pan and also within said frame, the sides of said body being providedwith a sheet metal lining, the lower edge of which extends within and below the upper edge of said pan, substan-. tially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a vehicle, a rectangular frame, the inner face of which is beveled, a pan fitting within and supported by said frame, said pan having beveled sides and ends to conform with the shape of said frame and a horizontally extending portion resting upon the same, a body supported by saidframe upon the horizontal portion of the sides of said pan, and a floor in said body above the bottom of the pan, the edges of said floor being spaced from the sides of said body and lying abovethe beveled sides of the'pan, whereby liquid may readily flow off said floor into said pan. 1

3. In a vehicle, a rectangular frame having a horizontally extending shoulder running around the inside thereof, a sheet metal orted by said frame, the metal edges of t e pan overlying the said shoulder, and a body fittin within said frame and having its lower edge supported by the said shoulder in such a manner that the sheet metal lies between the body and shoulder.

4. In a vehicle, a rectangular frame having a horizontally extending shoulder running around the inside thereof, a sheet metal pan fitting within and supported by said frame, the metal at the edges of the pan overlying the said shoulder, a body fittin within said frame and having its lower e ge supported by the saidshoulder in such a manner that the sheet metal lies between the body and shoulder, the sides of said body being provided with a sheet metal linin the lower edge of which projects below said shoulder and overhangs the pan.

5. In avehicle, the combination with a frame comprising side and cross sills, of a, pan supported by said frame, a body supported above said pan and having a removable bottom, said bottom'resting upon the bottom of said pan abovesaid cross-sills, and supported wholly thereby.

6. In a vehicle, the combination with a frame comprising side sills, front and rear compartments carried by said frame and spaced apart to provide a passage way, and

a floor for said passageway supported wholly In testimeny whereof we afiix our signsby saidside sills, said floor being confined tures in presence of two witnesses.

between the adjacent end walls of said compartments said end walls projecting below said floor and upper edge of the side sills, I

the ends of the side Walls of said (re; part- Witnesses: ments overl'mnging said floor so as to hold 1 JOHN W. LOI-IMULLER, it in position. BESSIE G. LOHMULLER.

J 0151*? C. RAUM.

JOHN J. RAUM. 

